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Manila Railroad Company vs. Viuda de Syquia, et al

MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY, plaintiff-appellant, vs. ASUNCION MITCHEL VIUDA DE SYQUIA ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 41213 | 1934-08-29

D E C I S I O N


IMPERIAL, J:

On February 18, 1918, the herein plaintiff Manila Railroad Company instituted in the Court of First Instance of Manila civil case No. 15873 against Asuncion Mitchel Viuda de Sy Quia and others, to expropriate for public use, among other parcels of land, the parcel situated at Nos. 973 to 999 Azcarraga, Manila, known as lot No. 1, block No. 14, of the district of Tondo. After filing a bond for P150,000, the plaintiff, on February 20th of the same year, took possession of the land and thenceforth made use of it.

On September 15, 1925, the curt entered judgment declaring the plaintiff to be entitled to the...